The Brooklyn pitching staff was led by 25-year-old Jay Hughes who had a record of 28-6. Hughes would pitch only four years in the majors because he preferred to be on the west coast. Brickyard Kennedy went 22-9 and would win 20 games in 1900 with Brooklyn as well. Jack Dunn, more famous later as the owner of the minor league Baltimore Orioles, won 23 games. Dunn appeared in 142 major league games as a pitcher in his career, but far more as a position player, appearing mainly at third base.

The hitters were led by future Hall of FamersWillie Keeler and Joe Kelley, who had earlier been teammates with Baltimore before being moved to Brooklyn as a side-effect of Syndicate ownership. Keeler dominated the team with a .379 batting average while Kelley was second among regulars at .325. Kelley and Keeler led the team in triples while Kelley had the most home runs. Kelley had the most RBI while Keeler had the most runs scored. Tom Daly led the team in doubles with 24 and was second in stolen bases with 43 while Keeler led the team with 45 stolen bases.

Hall of Fame manager Ned Hanlon had led the Baltimore Orioles to three pennants in the 1890s and would lead the Superbas to a second pennant in 1900. In all, he managed 20 years in the majors.